Published on : 15 Nov 2025, 1:34 pm

Lakhimpur: Following a string of allegations of extortion and intimidation against some of its members, the Veer Lachit Sena held its first big 'thoughtful meeting' in Lakhimpur on Saturday. The meeting happened within days of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma indicating that the state government might ban the outfit.

The meeting, attended by almost 700 members from different parts of Assam. It was held at the Lakhimpur District Library. This was also the first sizeable assembly since the arrest of the organisation's Chief Secretary, Rantu Paniphukan, a development that has intensified scrutiny on the group's functioning.

Furthermore, the discussion was chaired by the Administrative Secretary, Shrinkhal Chaliha and attended by several se

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